The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.

This is an amazing free interactive fiction game! I feel incredibly immersed from the very beginning. It has European folklore vibe and is presented almost like an interactive storybook, with beautiful art, music, voice acting, and illustrations that make me feel like I’ve stepped into an old fairy tale. I also really love the story. I get to wander between deception, wisdom, wealth, and death while getting to know the four main characters. At first, I thought this game was going to be like a typical fairy tale, where everything would eventually lead to a happy ending. But then I realized that if one of the characters dies, they actually disappear from the cover of the book too... That little detail honestly caught me so off guard. There are so many branches and endings that even after playing through it several times, I still honestly have no idea how many endings there are. Every choice can take me somewhere different, and I keep finding new paths and pieces of the story that I completely missed before. I already love the normal ending, but after getting the true ending, I get so hooked that I play through it another 2-3 times. And every single time, I discover completely diffe…

In this mostly text-based game, you are someone whose soul was promised to a godparent by your mother. At 18, it will be handed over, and your goal is to free yourself from this obligation. On the day you turn 18, you meet the characters from the title: a thief, a mushroom, a witch, and a toad. The run up to the first ending is already quite interesting, with fairy tale-inspired themes. However, after this ending, you see that you are not living a simple adventure to free yourself from your godparent. Instead, things are not what they seem, making you wonder what may have already gone unnoticed. The narrative is magnificent and keeps you in suspense from beginning to end. I did not expect to find such quality in a free game. The only con I noticed is a lack of polish in some places: there are overlapping texts and images, and the same happens with the soundtrack at times. However, I cannot say whether this was a stylistic choice. It is an emotional tale with a sad ending, and it reminds us that nothing lasts forever.

amazing game if you like fairy tales and horror. a must play for those who enjoyed Slay the Princess

How is this free?

Oh wow. Genuinely one of the most beautiful games I've ever played. I need to go cry now.

I would take the deal. 10/10 perfect game.